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Nicely rendered, with waves of warmed cassis, plum pâte de fruit and raspberry reduction rolling through, carried by...
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Perfumy and high-toned, with beautiful dried rose petal, anise, cherry and raspberry coulis flavors. Broad on the...
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Eye: Deep red color.
Nose: Red fruits aromas.
Palate: Red fruits and spices flavors. Fine and well integrated tannins.
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The hilltop village of Cairanne on the left bank of the southern Rhône between Orange and Vaisonla-Romaine is a...
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$32.61
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A mostly foudre-aged blend of 80% Grenache and 20% Syrah, the 2019 Chateauneuf du Pape features resinous notes of...
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$15.18
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This wine takes on a lovely, shiny deep red garb with purple-blue tints. The ripe black fruit aromas that intermingle...
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Seductive violet and cassis aromas introduce this vibrant red, with a spine of graphite and sinewy tannins adding...
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This more traditionally-styled Châteauneuf-du-Pape features pronounced fruit and spice aromas with hints of smoke,...
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The effusive raspberry and redcurrant fruit is wrapped around the well-crafted core of powdery tannins, giving this...
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95-97 Not yet bottled, the 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape Vieilles Vignes is all very old vine Grenache from the sandy...
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Sultry and savory, with a lot of fruit as well, this warm, silky red offers wild strawberry, cherry and red licorice...
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A bold and structured Chateauneuf with stacks of damson plum aroma, savory character and meaty depths. In spite of...
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Gold color, Very aromatic wine with a hint of dry apricot, fresh white flower, honey and bit of buttery on the mouth....
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Melon de Bourgogne Red Rhone Blend Viognier 750ml
One of the more unusual French grape varietals, Melon de Bourgogne has been grown in and around the Loire Valley for several hundred years. In fact, this grape was first planted in the Loire region of Pays Nantais back in the mid 17th century, after a devastating frost decimated most of the red grapes which were typical in the area. The winemakers of Pays Nantais were keen to cultivate vines which were hardy, high yielding, and capable of surviving another such frost, and so turned their attention to Melon de Bourgogne for this very reason. The native home of the varietal is actually in Burgundy, where it is still grown to a lesser extent.
Because Melon de Bourgogne produces naturally heavy yields, the vintners of Pays Nantais go to great lengths to reduce the amount of fruit the vines bear. This allows the finest characteristics of the grape to come forward, and also opens up the opportunity for it to express the wonderful granite and schist soils in which the vines are grown. Melon de Bourgogne is a minerally white wine grape varietal, with a very subtle set of fruit flavors. It is prized for its freshness and brightness, and is seeing a revival in the twenty first century as an excellent wine for pairing with a wide range of foods.
Although primarily associated with the Rhone region of France, the precise origins of the Viognier grape variety are unknown, and the subject of much debate. However, these fine and delicate green skinned grapes are an important varietal for many of France's most elegant white wines, and they are quickly beginning to spread around the New World, too, where wineries are discovering their unique qualities and unusual character. Viognier grapes are notoriously difficult to grow, due to the fact they are highly susceptible to mildew, but wineries persevere with them nonetheless, producing wines which are highly aromatic and have a great, fruit-forward character. Their delicate aroma suggests sweetness due to its flowery, sappy nature, but the wine itself generally very dry and crisp, and full of summery, light and refined qualities.